Products Finishing News
MKS Instruments Acquires Atotech
The acquistion positions MKS to advance electronic device miniaturization and complexity, as well as extend product offerings for industrial applications.
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Dodge Notes the “Last Call” with Power—and Paint
As the Dodge Charger and Challenger leave the lineup, the muscle car purveyor is putting out the final vehicles and offering paints from the cars’ performance past.
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Registration Opens for NASF's Online Zinc & Zinc Alloy Course
The goal of the course is to provide participants with information related to the metallurgy and corrosion behavior of zinc coatings.
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PPG, Glidden Name 2023 Color of the Year
PPG and Glidden’s color of choice is Vining Ivy, a blue-green hue that the company says can punctuate a home’s personality.
Read MoreSupreme Court Limits EPA Authority to Regulate GHG Emissions
The Supreme Court limits the scope of EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions without action from Congress, but the agency is still able to set carbon emission limits for key sectors of the economy.
Read MoreIndustry Files Legal Challenge of New Stringent Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFAS Chemicals
A major legal challenge is underway targeting EPA’s new stringent drinking water lifetime health advisory levels for PFOA and PFOS. Arguments include a flawed review process and the fact that the new levels are below detection limits for these chemicals in drinking water.
Read MoreNASF Meets with White House on EPA Move to Propose Rule to List PFOS and PFOA under the Federal Superfund Clean Up Law
EPA’s proposed rule to list PFOS and PFOA as hazardous substances has cleared White House review. Industry has called for risk evaluation and impact analysis as a condition to support the decision.
Read MoreEPA Readying Fall Nationwide PFAS Survey of Metal Finishing Industry to Inform New Water Discharge Rule
NASF continues discussions with US EPA on the agency’s plans for a nationwide survey of the metal finishing industry on its use of PFAS. NASF plans to review the draft survey and provide feedback to the agency prior to its distribution. Surveys will likely go to a wide range of job shop and captive operations and are scheduled to be sent out in the fall.
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NASF Releases August 2022 Policy Update
The National Association for Surface Finishing has released a Policy Update, summarizing some of the pertinent regulatory developments and new announcements from the month of August.
Read MoreMetal Finishing Facility Released Hexavalent Chromium into Huron River
Wastewater discharge of hexavalent chromium into Huron River results in “no contact” health advisory, sparking calls for more stringent pollution controls and automotive industry action to reduce hexavalent chromium uses.
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